Reverse Osmosis

Reverse Osmosis in Laguna Beach

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Reverse osmosis (RO) is the most powerful form of water filtration. Not only does it aid in removing foul tastes, odors, and colors, but it also removes organic and inorganic compounds, including nitrates, sodium, some pesticides, minerals, and chemicals.

As a water filtration system, RO can keep your water tasting clean and crisp. McKeown Plumbing can help you install a reverse osmosis water filtration system anywhere in Orange County. Whether you want a point-of-use system or whole-house filtration, we have you covered.

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What is Reverse Osmosis?

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA):

“Reverse osmosis is a process which uses a membrane under pressure to separate relatively pure water (or other solvent) from a less pure solution.”

By running water through a synthetic lining, RO filters out unwanted molecules and large particles, like salt, chlorine, and dirt. The process can also remove microorganisms from your water, so only pure H20 is left behind.

How Does Reverse Osmosis Work?

Reverse osmosis works using applied pressure. Under pressure, osmosis behaves backward, so particles concentrate on one side of the filter instead of spreading throughout the water like they would in osmosis. Another way to think of reverse osmosis is as distillation (the process of removing particles from a liquid via heating and cooling) but with pressure and membranes instead of temperature and evaporation.

Fortunately, you do not have to understand exactly how osmosis, reverse osmosis, or even distillation work in order to have a reverse osmosis water filtration system installed in your home.

What Are the Pros and Cons of Reverse Osmosis?

Reverse osmosis is great for drinking water and the water you cook with because it removes volatile compounds and minerals. Because minerals are the strongest promoter in flavoring water, RO can significantly improve the way your water tastes.

Removing minerals can also help enhance chemical reactions during cooking, baking, making tea, and brewing coffee, so RO can help you get the full sensory experience.

Overall, the benefits of reverse osmosis include:

RO removes the smallest impurities from water, including microorganisms and organic compounds

RO removes the widest spectrum of contaminants of any water treatment process

RO removes chlorine and chloramine, arsenic, nitrate and nitrite, PFOA/PFAS, lead, sodium, radioactivity, and more

RO has the highest salt rejection rates (>99%)

Unfortunately, reverse osmosis is not as simple as some other water filtration systems. The drawbacks of reverse osmosis include:

Water becomes slightly acidic due to the deionization of all the mineral content

RO can be hard on certain materials in pipes and appliances because water with high pH can strip them and re-contaminate the water

RO systems can waste water to produce water (though some systems have lower wastewater rates)

The process of RO takes a lot of energy (the system uses electricity to produce pressure to cause deionization)

RO systems are highly sensitive to pH and water temperature

Fortunately, you can solve many of the problems with RO systems by adding an alkaline filter. This can correct the pH of the water and prevent recontamination and other pH problems.

If you need help, please call us at (949) 234-6001 or contact us online today so we can get you the fresh, crisp drinking water you deserve.

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